Williams Tosses No Hitter, Jacks Sweep Triple Header with San Marcos

Humboldt State University Athletics

ARCATA, Calif. - Madison Williams notched her second no hitter of the season, as she set the tone for the Lumberjacks in game one of today's triple header.With three wins the Lumberjacks improved to 32-8 overall, with a conference record of 20-7. Cal State San Marcos falls to 8-32 overall and 7-24 in California Collegiate Athletic Association play.Williams was locked in from the start striking out six of the first nine batters she faced. HSU's offense also got on the board early as Winona Vigil scored on a wild pitch, then Sydney Roberts and Breonna Bejaran scored on a single to left center off the bat of Kalyn Paque in the bottom of the first inning."In the first game Maddie really set the tone for the rest of the day and started us off with a no-hitter. Our offense put up runs early in the day and never stopped," said Head Coach Shelli Sachett. "Along with strong pitching from all our pitchers and constant offense we really took the stress off early and never looked back."The Jacks added another run in the bottom of the second when Roberts homered to left field making the score 4-0. This was more than enough run support for Williams who recorded her 16th complete game of the season, striking out 12 without allowing a hit and only surrendering two walks. HSU took game one 5-0.Games Two and three saw the Jacks find a rhythm offensively putting up a combined 21 runs in two games. Game two was highlighted by a five run second inning that put the Jacks ahead 7-0. Breonna Bejaran brought in two runs on a single to right field. Illa Haley followed that up with an rbi sun that scored Tiffany Hollingsworth. Kalyn Paque finished the inning with a double to left center that scored Bejaran and Haley. ...

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